MPs award themselves Sh3m bonus

KANU finally lodges papers for registration

Apr 19 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr, 19 - Kenya's independence party KANU on Thursday evening handed over its papers to the Registrar of Political Parties seeking for full listing ahead of the April 30 deadline. Interim chairman Gideon Moi said that the party had been ready to present its papers well in advance were it not for wrangles in the party and got into the...

Ida feted for empowering women in Africa

Apr 2 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 2 - Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s wife Ida was on Saturday feted with the distinguished African Amazon award by The Centre for Economic and Leadership Development. Ida Odinga was honoured following her relentless quest to empower women in the continent during the gala night of the International Conference on African Women development...

State wants special prosecutor to try Ocampo 4

Mar 22 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 22- The committee of legal experts formed to advise the government following the confirmation of charges against four Kenyans by the International Criminal Court wants the government to consider the appointment of an independent 'special prosecutor' for all the post-election violence cases, including those involving the four ICC...

Firm absolved of money laundering claims

Mar 16 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 16 - The Directors of Synergy Industrial Credit Ltd have been absolved of allegations of money laundering. The directors had been implicated in Parliament through a question by private notice asked by Mt Elgon MP Fred Kapondi. In response, Assistant Minister of State for Provincial Administration Orwa Ojode told Parliament that...

Health workers effectively call off strike

Mar 14 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 14 - Health workers have called off their two-week strike after talks between the government, the Union of Kenya Civil Servants and the Health Professionals Society chaired by Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Wednesday afternoon. The Assistant Minister in the PM’s office Alfred Khang'ati announced that the four-hour meeting persuaded...

Cohesion commission condemns attack on presidential hopeful

Nov 5 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 5- National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has criticised Saturday's attack on presidential hopeful Raphael Tuju who was on a campaign tour in Kisumu, describing it as the "apex in the country's pyramid of intolerance". Kibunjia said his commission is working in a tripartite arrangement with the Criminal Investigations...

Kenya takes breather to allow Somalia aid flow

Nov 5 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 5 -The Kenyan military has slowed down on the offensive against the Al Shabaab to allow for humanitarian assistance for the Somali people. According to Colonel Cyrus Oguna from the Department of Defence, the military officers are now providing an enabling environment to aid organisations that the Al Shabaab had blocked from operating....

Voters advised to change their strategy

Oct 15 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 15- The Kenyan electorate should desist from voting along ethnic lines in the next presidential elections despite the presidency having attracted many candidates so far, political analyst has said. Law lecturer Martin Oloo told Capital News that the electorate is used to complaining on the quality of leadership yet they use subjective...

Safina expels MP, but he remains put

Oct 12 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 11 - Mathira Member of Parliament Ephraim Maina has been expelled from Safina for violating the party constitution and the Political Party's Act. The party's disciplinary panel accused the legislator of alleged involvement in the formation of a new political party and campaigning for a candidate of a party other than the party that...